By I once heard that obesity used to be considered a form of malnutrition.
This idea blew my mind.
Me? Malnourished? in Canada with unlimited access to food. someone who never goes a few hours without eating.
Is it possible I could be holding extra weight because I don’t eat enough healthy food?
If I nourished my cells, might the extra weight just fall off?
Would my body do the hard work of losing weight if I gave it a daily supply of vegetables and fruits in every color?
Think about it. People who are overweight tend to swing from one form of malnourishment to another. We are either indulging in calorie rich, nutritionally empty comfort foods, OR we are dieting – completely depriving ourselves of calories or macronutrients!
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The truth is if you’re not eating at least 6 servings of vegetables and fruits every day, you probably are missing out on loads of vitamins and minerals that your body needs. Is a multivitamin the answer? I don’t think so. We’re made to eat FOOD.
So is this you?
Instead of restricting your calories or carbs, maybe you should be thinking about how you’re going to get more whole vegetables and fruits into your diet. A lot of people are into smoothies, but that might not work for you. My friend, Bethany, roasts vegetables in the morning before work and eats them throughout the day. I eat bananas wrapped in collard greens with seed butter, pile fruit on my cereal, roast broccoli in the air fryer, and make a lot of vegetable soups and salads. Maybe 6 or 10 servings is a big leap, but I bet you could do one extra serving without too much effort. Eat an apple in the morning. Pack veggie sticks in your lunch. Extra fruits and vegetables could make a big difference in your health, and what have you got to lose?
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